Cattle Market Pulse

Northeast Georgia Livestock Market Report

Athens, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 9, 2022

431 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $142.55/cwt +11.16 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 520 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $140.65/cwt +14.17 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 472 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 431 528 588
Feeder cattle 294 393 461
Slaughter cattle 97 87 99
Replacement cattle 40 48 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher with one individual bringing 94.00, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers lightly tested, heifer calves 5.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 168.00 $168.00 $882 —
557–590 565 4 156.00–160.00 $158.96 $898 —
645 645 1 137.00 $137.00 $884 —
655 655 1 142.50 $142.50 $933 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 160.00 $160.00 $864 —
570 570 1 152.50 $152.50 $869 —
655–685 670 2 135.00–136.00 $135.49 $908 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 477 3 152.50–160.00 $155.73 $743 +4.64
650 650 1 124.00 $124.00 $806 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 150.00 $150.00 $712 +11.39
505–545 520 11 137.50–146.00 $142.55 $741 +11.16
555–595 572 6 125.00–135.00 $130.69 $748 +11.21
605–645 626 5 122.00–130.00 $125.84 $788 +7.89
655–695 671 5 115.00–120.00 $117.93 $791 +0.93
705–745 725 4 110.00–115.00 $112.43 $815 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 368 3 152.50–155.00 $154.11 $567 +12.28
405–445 427 9 147.50–150.00 $148.55 $634 +12.27
455–495 472 10 135.00–145.00 $140.65 $664 +14.17
505–545 512 9 125.00–135.00 $133.26 $682 +13.82
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–595 580 4 139.00–146.00 $141.54 $821 +10.64

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 6 185.00–190.00 $187.35 $609 —
355–395 374 5 180.00–187.50 $183.84 $688 -1.16
455–495 477 9 160.00–165.00 $162.14 $773 +1.83
505–545 525 3 150.00–157.00 $153.24 $805 +6.52
555–595 578 8 137.00–145.00 $140.43 $812 +6.83
655–695 668 3 124.00–125.00 $124.65 $833 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 185.00 $185.00 $518 —
405–445 425 7 160.00–165.00 $162.40 $690 +5.31
455–495 475 2 155.00–157.50 $156.20 $742 +11.28
505–545 521 7 135.00–145.00 $141.00 $735 +5.03
555–595 573 8 125.00–135.00 $130.53 $748 +5.60
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 200.00 $200.00 $600 —
355–395 375 2 190.00–195.00 $192.37 $721 —
405–445 425 2 180.00–190.00 $184.76 $785 —
555–595 568 3 160.00–162.50 $161.63 $918 —
600 600 1 139.00 $139.00 $834 +4.79

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1350 1207 80-85% 6 70.00–77.00 $73.24 $884 —
1025–1755 1295 80-85% 26 78.00–85.00 $82.59 $1,070 —
1090–1815 1310 80-85% 11 86.00–91.00 $87.05 $1,140 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1560 1339 75-80% 9 78.00–85.00 $82.25 $1,101 —
1210–1845 1528 75-80% 2 75.00 $75.00 $1,146 —
1860 1860 75-80% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,600 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1040 1007 85-90% 3 62.00–67.00 $64.69 $651 —
900–1175 1042 85-90% 8 70.00–77.00 $72.80 $759 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1900 1528 3 93.00–96.00 $93.89 $1,435 —
1485–1665 1570 3 102.00–106.00 $104.04 $1,633 +8.09
1110–2060 1624 4 110.00–113.00 $111.75 $1,815 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 920.00 $920.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.